BATON ROUGE — On Wednesday, LSU interim football coach Ed Orgeron spoke on the Southeastern Conference teleconference about an empty feeling he experienced Saturday as the Tigers' game at Florida was postponed partly because of Hurricane Matthew.

"I called Pete Jenkins (LSU defensive line coach) and Jack Marucci (LSU trainer), and I just wanted to know if they had that empty feeling in their stomach like I did," he said. "And they did. And I'm sure our team felt that way."

On Monday at his press luncheon, Orgeron said, "There was an empty feeling in all our bellies."

Well, Orgeron, a native of Larose on Bayou Lafourche, should have invited them all over to his house in Mandeville on Saturday.

"Saturday morning, I had a TV show. I came here (to LSU's offices) at 11 o'clock," Orgeron explained. "And then I went home, and we had boudin balls, ribs, dirty rice, shrimp. We ate, and then we went down to Southeastern to see my boy play."

Orgeron's son Parker is a wide receiver for McNeese State, which lost 31-24 at Southeastern Louisiana. Orgeron caught five passes for 67 yards. Parker's twin brother, Cody, is a backup quarterback at McNeese.

"We had a great time - me and my family," Orgeron said. "Just had a good family day."

And it sounded filling.

"It was a gift to be able to see my son play," Orgeron said. "It was the first time I've seen him in a college football uniform. He had a good game. We just enjoyed watching the team play."

FOURNETTE UPDATE: LSU star tailback Leonard Fournette is expected to miss his second straight game with an ankle injury and his third one this season overall as he also did not play against Jacksonville State in week two.

"I don't think he's going to play," Orgeron said on the SEC teleconference. "Hasn't practiced, and I would not expect him to be ready this Saturday."

Orgeron was asked if he is keeping Fournette out because Southern Mississippi is a non-conference foe and a 26-point underdog.

"No, he's not ready," Orgeron said. "He's not ready. It's just taking a little bit longer than we thought. I'm sure if he was ready, he'd be playing. But he is not able to even practice right now, so it's just taking a little bit longer than we thought. We're just taking it day-by-day, see how he progresses."

LSU tailback Derrius Guice is No. 10 in the SEC in rushing with 402 yards on 46 carries in five games. Fournette has gained 386 yards on 67 carries in three games.

OTHER INJURIES: Starting right tackle Toby Weathersby (foot) and starting left guard William Clapp (shoulder) are also expected to miss Saturday's game. Regular starting center Ethan Pocic has been moved to right tackle with junior Andy Dodd taking over at center. K.J. Malone remains at left tackle. Maea Teuhema will replace Clapp at left guard, and Josh Boutte remains at right guard.

COREY THOMPSON RETURNS: Senior outside linebacker Corey Thompson returned to practice this week after missing everything this season dating back to August when he broke his ankle. Thompson had converted from safety to outside linebacker last spring and was expected to be a key element in new coordinator Dave Aranda's defense. He remains questionable for Saturday's game. He had been considering redshirting this season.

"We're going to do more things with him right now," Orgeron said. "I spoke to him and his father last week on the phone. There are always options. How much are you going to play? Should you use that redshirt year? I told his dad, 'Let's take it day by day.' Let's see how much we're going to use him, how much we're going to play him. Before Corey got hurt, his outside linebacker position was a position that fit him. He has a lot of speed. He has a lot of coverage ability. He's an excellent pass rusher. We could surely use him."

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "We're going to miss him."

— LSU coach Ed Orgeron on Mike VI, who passed away on Tuesday at age 11 after being diagnosed with cancer last spring. He was LSU's live Tiger mascot since 2007. LSU is in the process of locating a Tiger cub to be Mike VII.

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